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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Limmer, Fuerth, DE;
Helmut Gollwitzer, Erbendorf, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compression unit is for a mammography system. In an embodiment, the compression unit includes an essentially U-shaped accommodating unit including two opposing fastening elements, connected via an adjustable spacer element arranged between the two opposing fastening elements, a distance between the two opposing fastening elements being adjustable. In an embodiment, the compression unit further includes a compression element, fastenable and exchangeable in the accommodating unit.